Cost of Living in Leeds

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1851
$4645
🛋️ Without rent
$824
$2769
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1027
$1876
🍽️ Food
$502
$1307
🚐 Transport
$168
$437
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3024
😀 Quality of life
90
🏙️ Population
789K

The average cost of living in Leeds is $1851, which is in the top 20% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1859th out of 9294 in our global list, 71st out of 277 in the United Kingdom, and 65th out of 231 in England.

The median after-tax salary is $3024, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months. Ranked 116th (TOP 1%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 15th best city to live in the United Kingdom, and 13th most liveable city in England. With an estimated population of 789K, Leeds is the 3rd largest city in the United Kingdom.

✈️ Closest airport 10 km Leeds Bradford Airport
😷 Air quality Good 11 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 94 University of Leeds
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Prices in Leeds

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
 Cappuccino
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13203

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